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Ephesians 5:29

οὐδεὶς γάρ ποτε τὴν ἑαυτοῦ σάρκα ἐμίσησεν, ἀλλ' ἐκτρέφει καὶ θάλπει αὐτήν, καθὼς καὶ ὁ Κύριος τὴν ἐκκλησίαν·
oydeis gar pote tēn eaytoy sarka emisēsen, all' ektrephei kai thalpei aytēn, kathōs kai o Kyrios tēn ekklēsian·
King James Version (KJV)

For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:

Modern English

After all, no one ever hated their own body, but they feed and care for their body, just as Christ does the church —

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